Side A Learning Guides, Articles, & Resource Documents


LEARNING Guides

Affirmation Guides by Q Fellowship

1. Guide for Sexuality and Spirituality - qchristian.org/guides/sexuality

2. Guide for Prospective LGBTQ+ Seminarians - qchristian.org/guides/seminarians

3. Guide for LGBTQ+ College Students.


Breaking Open Sodom and Gomorrah (2016)

A Bible Resource by Rev. Alba Onofrio | Soulforce Spirit Resource Library

soulforce.org/download/sodom-and-gomorrah


A Christian Case Against LGBTQ Change Efforts

Learning Guide by The Good Fruit Project

goodfruitproject.com 


GOD IS FOR YOU: A Queer Teen’s Guide to Affirming Theology (2020)

PDF Guide by Beloved Arise

belovedarise.org/publications/p/god-is-for-you


On Identity: Listening Deeply, Speaking Thoughtfully About Gender and Sexual Identity (2022)

PDF Guide by Open Dialogue Resources

drive.google.com/file/d/1eHVyEbO4HAXBMnvgwExpz3BlBQ2PHPvm/view


Journey Together: A Creative Journey into the Heart of an Affirming God (2020)

Bible Study Guide by Beloved Arise

belovedarise.org/publications/p/journey-together


Interpretation LGBT: A Careful View of Scripture with Regard to LGBT Questions

Dave Earp’s Study of … 

  • Sodom and Gomorrah

  • The Word Abomination

  • Leviticus 18 and 20

  • Romans 1, I Corinthians 6:9-11, I Timothy 1:9

interpretationlgbt.com/homosexuality.html 


Relational Guides by Q Fellowship

1. Guide for Allies - qchristian.org/guides/allies

2. Guide for Clergy - qchristian.org/guides/clergy

3. Guide for Parents of Newly Out LGBTQ+ People - qchristian.org/guides/parents


Articles/BLOGS

The Bible does not condemn LGBTQ people (2022)

Article by Brandan Robertson

outreach.faith/2022/10/brandan-robertson-the-bible-does-not-condemn-lgbtq-people


Cultural Influences on Hermeneutical Frameworks in the Debate on Same-Sex Relationships (2020)

Journal Article by Karen R. Keen


Has “Homosexual” always been in the Bible? (2019)

Blog by Ed Oxford

forgeonline.org/blog/2019/3/8/what-about-romans-124-27 


How to read the Bible’s “clobber passages” on homosexuality (2022)

Article by Amy-Jill Levine

outreach.faith/2022/09/amy-jill-levine-how-to-read-the-bibles-clobber-passages-on-homosexuality


Kathy Baldock’s LGBTQ Christian Book Reviews

canyonwalkerconnections.com/library/kathys-book-reviews/ 

goodreads reviews: goodreads.com/review/list/89711643?shelf=read


Lament for Gay Children (2023)

Article by Karen R. Keen

eerdword.com/lament-for-gay-children


Most Are Straight, Some Are Gay, And Why It Is That Way: The Science and Future of Sexual Orientation (2015)

Article by Respectful Conversations

respectfulconversation.net/2015-9-1-most-are-straight-some-are-gay-and-why-it-is-that-way-the-sc-html


Myths about LGBTQ+ People

Article by Unchanged Movement

unchangedmovement.com/myths 


other reference materials

Clobber the Passages (2021)

eBook by Mel White | Soul Force

melwhite.org/clobber-the-passages-by-mel-white-2021


Lutheran Introduction To Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, & Gender Expression 

Reference Page by Reconciling Works

reconcilingworks.org/resources/sogie/lgbtq


Sample Welcoming & Affirming Statements (2021)

Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists

awab.org/sample-welcoming-affirming-statements


QYF Volume 1: Personal Narratives of Queer Youth of Faith (2020)

Testimonies by Beloved Arise

belovedarise.org/publications/p/qyf-1